Posted by Janeth Tapia
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Caribbeans Urged to Write in Ancestry on US Census
Individuals identifying themselves as "Latino, Hispanic, or Spanish origin" in the 2010 U.S. Census questionnaire are able to be more specific in regards to their ancestry (Mexican-American, Cuban, or Puerto Rican). But those who check the box for "black, or African-American" are unable to be specific if they are from the African country or a Caribbean Island. Some Caribbean-American leaders are urging their communities to write their nationalities on the line under "some other race" as well as checking the racial categories they identify themselves with. The campaign in the multiethnic Caribbean community reflects a tendency, born from multiple waves of migration, to establish identity first by country, then by race.
Monterey County library set to teach Greenfield's Oaxacan community English
Since mid-2009, Oaxacan children and their parents have been coming to the Greenfield library to participate in homework centers and story-time programs. Monterey County Librarian Jayanti Addleman said the library's main reason for the programs is to help Triqui children succeed. Through their participation, the library has been able to reach out to the children and help them to learn the English language. And for their efforts, the Monterey County Free Libraries were recognized by the Association for Library Services to Children with their annual Bookapalooza award in Chicago in February. "The Bookapalooza grant will help the library meet the challenges the marginalized Oaxacan immigrant community confronts as it seeks to integrate into American society," according to the American Library Association.
[posted by Andrew Brown]
Counting Hispanics in Little Village’s hands
By Matthew Bellassai and Alex Hollander January 14th, 2010
Crusaders will soon descend upon the community of Little Village, armed with cans of spray paint and posters to cover the walls of this Chicago neighborhood while its neighbors are sound asleep. These people aren’t vandals who seek to deface the city—it’s a city, in fact, that these crusaders care deeply about.
They are members of Enlace, a well-known non-profit organization within the community, working to encourage members of the Little Village neighborhood to fill out their Census forms in the upcoming 2010 U.S. Census. Their mission is to catch their fellow community members by surprise through a guerilla advertising campaign.
Enlace’s late-night adventure will involve the plastering of paper hands – the symbol for next year’s Census – throughout the community before spray-painting messages across them to raise awareness of the Census and encourage community members to participate.
Enlace’s campaign, called “La Villita Cuenta” – or Little Village Counts – is one of many campaigns throughout Illinois and the U.S. that seek to increase the number of people counted by the U.S. Census Bureau next year. Historically, said representatives from Enlace, Little Village has been less than 50 percent counted. Darhiian Espinoza, Enlace’s Economic Development Director and head of the “La Villita Cuenta” campaign, estimates the neighborhood’s true population to be around 120,000.
For more, here
[Posted by Julia Martinez]
Crusaders will soon descend upon the community of Little Village, armed with cans of spray paint and posters to cover the walls of this Chicago neighborhood while its neighbors are sound asleep. These people aren’t vandals who seek to deface the city—it’s a city, in fact, that these crusaders care deeply about.
They are members of Enlace, a well-known non-profit organization within the community, working to encourage members of the Little Village neighborhood to fill out their Census forms in the upcoming 2010 U.S. Census. Their mission is to catch their fellow community members by surprise through a guerilla advertising campaign.
Enlace’s late-night adventure will involve the plastering of paper hands – the symbol for next year’s Census – throughout the community before spray-painting messages across them to raise awareness of the Census and encourage community members to participate.
Enlace’s campaign, called “La Villita Cuenta” – or Little Village Counts – is one of many campaigns throughout Illinois and the U.S. that seek to increase the number of people counted by the U.S. Census Bureau next year. Historically, said representatives from Enlace, Little Village has been less than 50 percent counted. Darhiian Espinoza, Enlace’s Economic Development Director and head of the “La Villita Cuenta” campaign, estimates the neighborhood’s true population to be around 120,000.
For more, here
[Posted by Julia Martinez]
Early college program, workshop help Hispanic youth get a jump on college
Dallas high school senior Juan Pineda has a huge head start on most of his classmates – he's already finished the coursework for a two-year associate's degree from a Dallas community college. The 17-year-old will be the valedictorian for the first graduating class in June of the Early College High School at Mountain View College in southern Oak Cliff. The program allows students to work toward an associate degree while they earn their high school diploma. He's also the president of the National Honor Society chapter at his school and works as an intern for the Texas High School Project, which supports programs that prepare young people for college...02:45 PM CST on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Pineda will be one of 125 students chasing their dreams when they attend the workshop, sponsored by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in Washington, D.C. Besides financial literacy, it also covers college preparation and leadership development.
Organizers started out in 2007 reaching about 375 students in three cities – Washington, Los Angeles and New York. This year, the program has expanded to five more cities – Dallas, Phoenix, Miami, Chicago and San Antonio. About 1,000 students are expected to participate.
[Posted By Michael Felix]
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